A north Bristol couple have described their horror as they returned from work to find that thieves had ransacked their home and made off with £17,000 worth of gold jewellery from them.

The devastated husband and wife, who are of Indian heritage and who did not wish to be named, said they didn’t have contents insurance and they are relying on the police to return their valuable heirlooms.

The raiders smashed their way into the couple’s house in Charlton Hayes on Thursday, April 19 while they were out at work.

The husband said he returned at 3.30pm to find “professional” burglars had smashed their way in through a patio door and ransacked the house searching for gold.

The burglars gained entry by smashing in a back window before looting the house

“I was in the middle of a double shift and I had just stopped home to change clothes,” he explained.

“I opened the front door and saw papers scattered around, and then I noticed the broken glass.”

He dropped his keys in shock before taking pictures to document what the thieves had done to his home.

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“They were professionals, they wore gloves and they completely ignored all our electricals – we had laptops, iphones, ipads – they only went for the gold. They knew it would be easy to carry and hard to trace,” he explained.

The crooks had forced their way in through a back window before ransacking the peoperty.

The thieves took two 24 carat gold necklaces worth £3,500 and £2,500 and a men’s Tag Heuer watch worth £3,875, a fossil watch, gold rings and anklets and other items.